Index: sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
 #include <compat/linux/linux_util.h>
 #include <compat/linux/linux_file.h>
 
+static void
+symlink_perm_hook(struct vnode *vp, struct stat *sb)
+{
+	if ((vp->v_vflag & VV_READLINK) == 0)
+		sb->st_mode |= ACCESSPERMS;
+}
+
 static void
 translate_vnhook_major_minor(struct vnode *vp, struct stat *sb)
 {
@@ -84,13 +91,23 @@
 		sb->st_rdev = (major << 8 | minor);
 }
 
+static void
+lstat_vnhook(struct vnode *vp, struct stat *sb)
+{
+	if (vp->v_type == VLNK)
+		symlink_perm_hook(vp, sb);
+	else
+		translate_vnhook_major_minor(vp, sb);
+}
+
 static int
 linux_kern_statat(struct thread *td, int flag, int fd, const char *path,
     enum uio_seg pathseg, struct stat *sbp)
 {
 
 	return (kern_statat(td, flag, fd, path, pathseg, sbp,
-	    translate_vnhook_major_minor));
+		(flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? lstat_vnhook :
+		translate_vnhook_major_minor));
 }
 
 #ifdef LINUX_LEGACY_SYSCALLS
Index: sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c
===================================================================
--- sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c
+++ sys/fs/fdescfs/fdesc_vnops.c
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@
 	struct vnode *vp = ap->a_vp;
 	struct vattr *vap = ap->a_vap;
 	struct timeval boottime;
+	struct file *fp;
+	int fd;
 
 	getboottime(&boottime);
 	vap->va_mode = S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR|S_IRGRP|S_IXGRP|S_IROTH|S_IXOTH;
@@ -457,7 +459,20 @@
 		break;
 
 	case Fdesc:
-		vap->va_type = (vp->v_vflag & VV_READLINK) == 0 ? VCHR : VLNK;
+		if ((vp->v_vflag & VV_READLINK) != 0) {
+			vap->va_type = VLNK;
+			fd = VTOFDESC(vp)->fd_fd;
+			if (fget(curthread, fd, &cap_no_rights, &fp) == 0) {
+				vap->va_mode = 0;
+				if (fp->f_flag & FREAD)
+					vap->va_mode |= (S_IRUSR | S_IXUSR);
+				if (fp->f_flag & FWRITE)
+					vap->va_mode |= (S_IWUSR | S_IXUSR);
+				fdrop(fp, curthread);
+			}
+		} else {
+			vap->va_type = VCHR;
+		}
 		vap->va_nlink = 1;
 		vap->va_size = 0;
 		vap->va_rdev = makedev(0, vap->va_fileid);